Flyers first round pick German Rubtsov was involved in a highly-publicized doping scandal, and he’s also under contract in the KHL. Are these actual concerns?
When the Flyers drafted German Rubtsov with the 22nd overall pick in Friday night’s 2016 NHL Draft, they knew what they were getting.
They aren’t concerned about the melondium doping scandal that cost Rubtsov and his under-18 Russian teammates a chance at playing in the World Championships, and the North American hockey world at-large is in agreement on that topic.
“These are young kids, so you don’t know if they knew what they were taking or if they could even say no,” one scout said.